2023 F4 Spanish Championship

The 2023 F4 Spanish Championship is the eighth season of the F4 Spanish Championship. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. It is the second full season in which the series is partnered with the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy.[1]

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
United Kingdom Rodin Carlin[2] 2 Australia Noah Lisle[3] 1–2, 4–6
26 Australia Alex Ninovic[3] R 1–6
71 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai[3] R 1–6
Spain Campos Racing 3 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[4] 1–6
8 Italy Matteo De Palo[5] R 1–6
17 France Enzo Deligny[6] R 1–6
18 Peru Andrés Cárdenas[7] R 2–6
23 Singapore Christian Ho[8] 1–6
75 Denmark Noah Strømsted[9] 1–6
France Saintéloc Racing 4 Spain Théophile Naël[lower-alpha 1][11] 1–6
7 France Luciano Morano[11] 1–6
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen[12] 1–6
31 United Arab Emirates Sebastian Murray R 5
Netherlands MP Motorsport 5 Italy Alvise Rodella[13] R 1–6
14 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari[14] R 1–6
22 Brazil Pedro Clerot[15] 1–6
55 Italy Valerio Rinicella[16] 1–6
61 Belgium Thomas Strauven R 4
Germany Valentin Kluss 5
66 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío[17] 1–5
Netherlands Reno Francot[18] G 6
Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones[19] 6 Japan Hiyu Yamakoshi[20] R 2–3, 5–6
Mexico Dewey Richards[21] R 4
10 Mexico Lorenzo Castillo[21] R G 4–6
19 Spain Eric Gené[22] R 1–6
88 Australia Griffin Peebles[23] R 1–6
Spain Drivex School 9 Kyrgyzstan Georgy Zhuravskiy[N 1][24] R 1–5
13 Spain Daniel Nogales[25] 1–3
Colombia Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro[18] R G 6
21 Kazakhstan Alexander Abkhazava[N 1] R 1–6
54 Spain Alexander Bolduev[N 1][24] R 1, 3
69 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo[26] R 1–6
85 Spain Juan Cota[27] R 1–6
Spain GRS Team 11 Thailand Carl Bennett[28] 1–5
Spain Daniel Maciá[29] 6
28 1–2
United Kingdom Isaac Barashi[30] R 4–6
72 Spain Eloi González[30] R G 4
United Kingdom Gabriel Stilp[18] R G 6
Spain Monlau Motorsport 12 France Pablo Sarrazin[31] 1–6
33 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho[32] 1–6
41 Brazil Fernando Barrichello[32] 1–6
74 Netherlands Lin Hodenius[33] R 2–6
Italy Cram Motorsport 35 Italy Flavio Olivieri[34] R 1–6
36 Italy Alessandro Silvaggi[35] R 2–3
India Kai Daryanani[36] R 4–6
37 Brazil Fillipo Fiorentino[18] R G 6
Icon Legend
R Rookie
F Female Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  • Eloi González was supposed to make his championship debut with Monlau Motorsport before entering the fourth round with GRS Team.[32]

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2022. The five rounds in Spain are organized by the RFEDA. The season opener at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was held in support of the 24H GT Series and the second abroad event will take place at Circuito do Estoril.[37]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner Supporting
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 May Brazil Pedro Clerot Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari Eurocup-3
24H GT Series
R2 6 May United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport France Enzo Deligny
R3 7 May Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Matteo De Palo Italy Matteo De Palo[lower-alpha 2] Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
2 R1 Spain MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 27 May Singapore Christian Ho France Enzo Deligny France Enzo Deligny Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 28 May Singapore Christian Ho France Enzo Deligny Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Italy Matteo De Palo Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
3 R1 Spain Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 24 June Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 25 June Spain Théophile Naël Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Netherlands MP Motorsport United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari
4 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 23 September Peru Andrés Cárdenas Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 24 September Peru Andrés Cárdenas Peru Andrés Cárdenas Peru Andrés Cárdenas Spain Campos Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas
R3 Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas
5 R1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril, Estoril 30 September Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
TCR Spain Touring Car Championship
Clásicos
R2 1 October Spain Théophile Naël Denmark Noah Strømsted Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot France Enzo Deligny Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny
6 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 14 October Singapore Christian Ho Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Netherlands MP Motorsport France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 15 October Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
R3 Spain Théophile Naël Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 11–12 November Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 30-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 25-minute races.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
30-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
25-minute races 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium
ARA
Spain
NAV
Spain
JER
Spain
EST
Portugal
CRT
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Spain Théophile Naël 7 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 19 281
2 Singapore Christian Ho 2 26 3 2 1 Ret 4 4 Ret 6 8 3 3 3 2 3 6 1 216
3 France Enzo Deligny 22 4 16 1 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 2 6 2 2 1 5 4 4 213
4 Italy Valerio Rinicella 19 2 12 4 7 7 2 3 1 5 3 2 6 14 3 1 2 7 211
5 Italy Matteo De Palo 9 7 1 7 5 3 15 Ret 6 4 7 8 7 4 9 7 3 2 145
6 Brazil Pedro Clerot 1 1 2 10 4 6 5 6 5 12 28 10 4 5 5 22 9 24 141
7 Denmark Noah Strømsted 4 6 DNS 3 6 4 3 8 2 Ret 5 9 12 6 13 20 Ret 5 113
8 Peru Andrés Cárdenas 6 Ret 16 Ret 10 7 2 1 4 5 10 4 6 8 6 105
9 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari 3 Ret 4 30 8 5 6 5 4 9 13 5 14 7 19 13 7 8 91
10 Australia Alex Ninovic 5 Ret 10 11 10 11 8 7 8 14 29 Ret 10 9 26 8 5 3 52
11 Australia Noah Lisle 6 5 Ret 13 20 Ret 8 6 7 30 24 6 9 11 11 42
12 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío 8 8 5 12 25† 8 7 11 12 7 9 14 15 Ret 12 33
13 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho 13 11 21 14 9 9 23 9 10 11 10 Ret 9 11 15 4 10 15 19
14 Japan Hiyu Yamakoshi 9 DNS Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 19 10 14 12 9 9
15 Germany Valentin Kluss Ret 8 7 8
16 Brazil Fernando Barrichello 24 24 7 31† 22 Ret 24† 29 23 Ret 22 17 Ret 21 Ret 15 20 DSQ 6
17 Spain Daniel Nogales 10 20 8 Ret 27† 18 16 16 13 5
18 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 12 25 Ret 8 14 14 12 12 14 28† 11 12 20 Ret 14 18 31 20 4
19 Spain Juan Cota 18 18 18 24 28† Ret 13 20 16 20 17 18 16 31 8 25 13 13 4
20 Italy Alvise Rodella 20 Ret 14 23 17 10 10 17 9 Ret 15 23 19 16 18 19 25 12 4
21 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai 23 9 9 28 11 23 21 21 18 18 18 16 13 12 11 27 14 14 3
22 France Pablo Sarrazin 21 16 Ret 19 12 27† 9 13 19 16 12 Ret 18 18 25 Ret 16 21 2
23 Kazakhstan Alexander Abkhazava 15 19 20 17 15 12 11 28 11 13 33† 15 Ret 22 Ret 10 17 10 2
24 Australia Griffin Peebles 17 17 17 15 13 15 18 18 20 10 14 25 26 17 16 26 27 16 1
25 Spain Daniel Maciá 11 10 Ret WD WD WD 12 19 Ret 0
26 Netherlands Lin Hodenius 26 24 26† 20 26 25 29† 19 11 11 15 24 17 21 30 0
27 Italy Flavio Olivieri Ret 22 11 22 Ret 20 Ret 24 17 Ret 24 19 24 20 17 24 Ret Ret 0
28 Spain Alexander Bolduev Ret 12 Ret WD WD WD 0
29 France Luciano Morano 16 13 15 16 19 13 14 19 21 21 32† 21 Ret 26 20 21 28 23 0
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen 28 14 19 18 26† 22 DNS 15 15 15 31 20 22 13 21 16 22 29 0
31 Spain Eric Gené 25 21 13 21 18 17 19 23 Ret 22 16 22 17 23 22 23 24 Ret 0
32 Belgium Thomas Strauven Ret Ret 13 0
33 Thailand Carl Bennett 14 15 24† 20 16 19 17 22 22 26 20 Ret 27 29 Ret 0
34 Kyrgyzstan Georgy Zhuravskiy 26 23 22 25 Ret 21 22 25 24 17 Ret 24 25 Ret Ret 0
35 India Kai Daryanani 19 23 28 29 25 23 29 23 22 0
36 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo 27 27 23 27 23 25 Ret 27 DNS 27 21 Ret 23 27 Ret 28 Ret 26 0
37 Italy Alessandro Silvaggi 29 21 24 WD WD WD 0
38 United Arab Emirates Sebastian Murray 21 28 Ret 0
39 Mexico Dewey Richards 23 25 30 0
40 United Kingdom Isaac Barashi 25 30 29 28 30 Ret Ret 30 DSQ 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Netherlands Reno Francot 11 15 17
United Kingdom Gabriel Stilp 30 18 18
Mexico Lorenzo Castillo 24 26 26 WD WD WD Ret Ret 27
Brazil Fillipo Fiorentino Ret 29 25
Colombia Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro Ret 26 28
Spain Eloi González Ret 27 27
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SPA
Belgium
ARA
Spain
NAV
Spain
JER
Spain
EST
Portugal
CRT
Spain
CAT
Spain
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 — Did not finish but classified
Rookie

Teams' standings

Two best finishers score points for their team. Bonus points are not counted.

Pos Team Points
1 Spain Campos Racing Drivers Development 405
2 Netherlands MP Motorsport 396
3 Spain Campos Racing 319
4 France Saintéloc Racing 270
5 United Kingdom Rodin Carlin 97
6 Netherlands MP Motorsports 45
7 Spain Monlau Motorsport 27
8 Spain Drivex 11
9 Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones 10
10 Spain GRS Team 0
11 Italy Cram Motorsport 0
12 Spain Drivex School 0

Notes

  1. Bolduev and Zhuravskiy are Russian, but they compete under a Spanish and a Kyrgz licence respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abkhazava, a Russian-Georgian, competes under a Kazakhistan licence.
  1. Naël is a French driver who competes under a Spanish licence.[10]
  2. Rinicella finished as the first but received a 5 seconds penalty for overtaking outside the track limits. De Palo inherited the win.

References

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  29. "Isaac Barashi joins GRS Team for the remainder of F4 Spanish season". GRS Team. 18 September 2023.
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